THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAX. rORTLAXD. OCTOBER 4, 1908.
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HEIGHTS
GRADES
ARE IDE EASIER
Deep Cuts Followed by the
Making of Excellent
Roadways.
BUSINESS SECTION GROWS
i-'ncroachment Approaches Fashion
able Residence . District Realty
Market in Fine Shape and
Money Becomes Easy Again.
Grading and making of fine drlve
iys on the Heights, to the west of
the city, have been going on without
interruption for months past. On
Willamette Heights Russell & Blyth
liave had contractors cutting roadways
through their holdings. In places Maul
ing of rok ledges being necesnsry. the
whole being among the heaviest grad
ing work accomplished In the hills. On
Portland Heights no less extensive
grading has been accomplished, al
though not so many natural obstacles
have been met and overcome. Deep
cuts were necessary to continue Jack
son street around to Eleventh, and at
the brow of the hills heavy work has
been done on Myrtle street. In many
portions of the Heights not only has
much been accomplished In the way of
effecting easy grades, but this has been
followed by the construction of smooth,
well-made streets, many blocks having
bltullthlc roadways and cement side-,
walks.
The encroachment of business struc
tures Into the former fashionable
northweet end residence district of the
rtty would appear to be the beginning
of the end. Northwest of "Nob Hill"
there has arisen a nest of business
blocks and subdivision of blocks that
In rapidly changing the character of
the territory tributary to the terminal
yards.
Rapidly Moving Northwestward.
Edging up Into the residence district
Is the W. P. Fuller A Co. building at
the block bounded by Twelfth. Thir
teenth. Davis and Everett, excavation
for which Is done, and on the next
corner, at Thirteenth and Everett, the
Sinclair Provision Company has the
basement walls finished and well on
toward the first floor. Diagonally
across Thirteenth, the basement of the
.Armour building Is ready and con
struction of the upper stories under
way.
The extension under permit for rails
along Thirteenth street to a point about
Couch has attracted this building move
ment of business structures In that vi
cinity and by another year not only
both sides of Thirteenth street will be
built up to near Couch, but streets
to the westward will feel the ffect
of the movement.
W hether or no it Is the Intention of
the Hill lines to erect a building to
house ihelr rapidly Increasing Interests
In Portland, there Is no doubt In the
minds of "rank outsiders" that such
an Investment would be remunerative
to the Northern lines. It Is pointed
out that the Northern Pacific, Great
Northern. Astoria A Columbia River.
Spokane. Portland & Seattle. Northern
Kxprees Company. Great Northern
steamship Company and allied corpor
ations have built up so many inter
ests In this city that a building large
enough to accommodate office forces
of these various companies has become
well nigh Imperative.
Railroad People Reticent.
The rumor will not down that It la
Mr. Hlirs Intention either to build a
big building here to furnish central
offices for his companies' offices, or to
rent several floors of one of the pro
jected office buildings. It has become
proverbial that railroad people give
out news after It happens, and then
reluctantly. Nothing definite, there
fore, ran be learned of Intentions of
the Hill people on the subject of a
big building In Portland, and It may
not be known until the building la un
der roof.
The nearest approach to an admis
sion by an official of the companies
was the reply of one of them when
asked if Mr. Hill Intended to have a
building in Portland: "Sixth and
Washington would be a great location
for a building of that kind, wouldn't
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Another rumor current for some
weeks Is that the Arlington Club has
under ronslderstlon the purchase of a
site for a new clubhouse. Information
has been confirmed that a movement
1 on foot to raise a fund In the form
of subscriptions In a building company
composed almost entirely of members
of the club. This association. If
formed. Is to buy a site and erect a
club building on a bonding proposition,
the ultimate result of which shall be
the ownership of the property by the
club. A system whereby the club may
have the privilege of taking up these
bonds, meantime paying a reasonable
interest on them. Is said to be favored
by some of the leading members, and
another plan provides for subscription
to stock in a building company.
Fobaerlptlon Commute Appointed.
It Is known that a committee of promi
nent members of the club has been
considering the adaptability of several
sites, and has received offers to sell
from owners, but one of this committee
ays that no definite proposition had
been brought up for serious considera
tion and that the presenj premise at
West Park and Alder may be retained
for an indefinite term.
Trade reports from Middle Western
cities show that bulldtr.g operations
ars about stopped until Spring, this be
ing necessary on account of the severe
Winters In that part of the country.
In favored Oregon, however, little dif
ference between seasons is noticeable,
so far as continuation in building Is
concerned. During the coming Winter
there are over a doxen large buildings
that wlU b under way. among them
Meier. Frank. Wilcox. Henry. Lom
bard. Pacific Paper Company. Blake
McFall. T. M. C. A.. Parlln & OrendorfT,
Wallace Devlin, Homeopathic Hos
pital. St. Vincent's annex. Chinese (Sec
ond and Tamhlll). Fuller A Co.. Sin
clair. Armour. Crane. Public Market.
Studehaker. Barr Hotel and Rosenblatt
Hotel. Large numbers of dwellings are
started In vsiious parts of the city, and
these will be completed during the next
few months.
Year to Make Record.
The record of building operations for
the year Is certain to exceed in number
that of the previous one by a large per
centage. Yesterday permits were taken
out for the building of the Pacific
paper Company at Fourth and Ankeny
In the sum of ISO.doo. The concrete
foundations are In and work started on
the first floor. This building Is to be
4x anode fce4 a at JirlcJt, 4s .first
Three New Houses Added to Portland's Rapidly-Growing Number
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story walls being about finished now.
The other Important permit was for a
three-story building on Fourteenth
street for Martin Winch at a cost of
$18.1)00. '
Good progress Is being made on the
building of the Y. M. C. A., the first
story concrete outer walls and piers
being up. Work will be resumed this
week on the Henry building at Fourth
and Oak, a few days' delay having been
caused pending an agreement for a
party wall. That matter km adjusted
yesterday and the south basement wall
will be laid this week. Mr. Henry has
about decided that the new building
will be of four stories and finished with
white enameled brick, as originally in
tended. The walls, however, are to be
of sufficient strength to carry addi
tional stories.
Markvt In Good Condition.
The tone of the realty market con
tinue to be good and holdings, espe
cially Inside, are reported as showing
much strength. In some of the leading
real estate offices the practice of an
nouncing sale price In excess of the
true figure, said to be done among a
certain class of agents. Is both unnec
essary and ill-advised, especially as the
market le showing such a firm and sat
isfactory condition. One result of re
porting fictitious figures on sales is to
deceive owners of property in the some
vicinity who might desire to sell, but
(.-ho are unable to find purchasers at
he supposed value announced. The
practice referred to 1 not common with
the more reputable dealers but here
and there a "piker" Indulges In it under
the mistaken idea that he Is doing the
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purchaser a favor and Is assisting him
in finding, a buyer at the exaggerated
valuation-.
Values on Fair Basis.
Values are regarded now in banking
and realty circles as about fair, con
sidering the demand for good income
bearing properties, and while It la
pointed out that values have advanced
to a remarkable extent in the past few
years, dealers take the position that a
steady market Is more wholesome
than a feverish one. Gradual advance
In realty, authorities assert, is to be
expected In Portland until this city
reaches a position of equality with
other- cltlee of the same size and im
portance, values here for soma years
having been below those in the other
cities.
Money is what financiers call "easy,
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THE AL1SKT BCILDIXG MADE MODER.V.
Rosenbmtt Co have practically made a new building of the Alisky building at Third and Morrison.
This building was erected about 18 years ago. and. at that time, it was considered far up town- Rosen
blatt', have occupied the building since 1SS9. and recently have transformed, not only the outside but
a "o the inside Into one of the most modern store buildings in the city. The inter or fixture Include
what arc called the Twentieth Century cabl:,ets. There are numerous improvements contemplated for
that part of the city, but Rosenblatt & Co. are the first to complete theirs.
though the rate continues to run about
7 per cent on mortgages. Some of the
Institutions lendiius money on this
class of securities accept a rate less
than that on long time, and intending
builders now And it possible to get
funds without the trouble experienced
a few months ago. Money is beginnlns
to pour In from the Inland Empire and
will -continue to-come from that source
for some time, which will place the
banks In a position to seek loans rather
than have borrowers seek for accom
modations, is the way a prominent
banker put the case, a day or two ago.
SALE OX .FOURTEENTH STREET
Part of Ixi t and Large House Bring
Over $18,000.
On the eve of going North on a short
trip. E. J. Daly closed a deal for a lot
SxlOO on the west side of Fourteenth
street, between Washington and Alder, at
a consideration of S18.500.
There le a 22-room house on tha lot
which Is used as a rooming-house. For
the present the names of both buyer and
seller are not announced, as deed has not
passed, though a substantial deposit was
made on the deal.
Church Property Is Sold.
The sale of the First United Evangel
ical Church. East Tenth and Sherman
streets, to the Mormon Church was com
pleted during the week for 16000. It Is the
Intention to erect a new church building
at once costing J10.000 on a quarter block
purchased in the Ladd Addition on East
Sixteenth street, about 200 feet' south of
Hawthorne avenue. As there is a build
ing restriction in this tract, only a first
class building can be erected. Plans of
the new churoh axe being prepared and
will be submitted to the owners of the
tract for approval before a contract will
be let. Meanwhile the congregation will
have to seek temporary quarters some
where else and Rev- A. A. Winter, the
pastor, will rent a cottage. Possession of
the property has been , given the new
owners.
Severe Test of Concrete Building. .
Assistant Building - Inspector Orin
Backus made an Interesting test of the
first floor of reinforced concrete build
ing of Orient Lodge. I. O. O. F., at Bast
Alder and East Sixth streets, last week.
It was a severe test, but no weakness
was discovered. A pile of brick IB feet
square, containing 21,000 brick, was placed
on the concrete floor, which equaled 375
pounds to the square foot of dead weight.
This weight is much greater than the
floor Is ever liable to sustain in future.
Good progress is being made on this
building, and It will be completed ready
for occupancy by the first of the year.
HEMf DEALS IN REALTY
WIMvIAM REIDT REPORTS BIG
INVESTMENT.
Yamliill-Street Corner, Including
Apartment House, Taken
Over at $100,000.
William Reidt, one of the heaviest in
vestors in Portland realty, in the past
few days made some of the biggest deals
announced in some weeks. He reported
yesterday the purchase of a quarter block
at the corner of Seventeenth and Yamhill
streets from the Lamson estate for $100,000.
There Is erected on the site an apartment
hous leased to return a satisfactory per
centage on the investment.
He also bought 100 feet at the Intersec
tion of Union avenue and Klllingsworth,
East Side, on which he Intends to begin
at once the erection of a two-story con
crete building, the first story to be ar
ranged -for stores with living rooms on the
second floor. Plans for this building are
not yet completed and the new owner of
the ground may add an additional story,
this matter to be decided in a few days.
Mr. Reidt has also secured the quarter
block at Union avenue and Surman street.
East Side, on which two dwellings are
located. For business reasons the consid
eration is not named at present.
Another purchase announced is that of
100x100 feet at East Sixth and Wasco
streets formerly owned by the Oregon
Real Estate Company, on which Mr. Reidt
is to erect a 12-apartment house- of frame
construction, work on which is to start
in about two weeks.
It is his intention to build an $8000 resi
dence In Holladay addition in the near
future, the exact location not being an
nounced at present. In referring to these
deals yesterday he expressed great con
fidence In business conditions In Portland.
RECORDS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1008
Corrected Figures or Transactions
for Past Month.
Building Inspector Dobson has prepared
a report for submission to the Mayor and
Executive Board, showing in detail the
operations of his -department for the
month of September. This report shows
that 415 building permits were issued
during the month, with an estimated cost
of $972,355. As compared with September,
1907, there te an increase of 22.6 per cent
in the number of permits issued, and an
Increase of i-08 per cent in considera
tions. In September, 1907, there were 362 per
mits issued, which is 83 under the num
ber issued in the month just closed. In
valuations estimated, this September ex
ceeds last year by $29,066. Segregated, the
permits issued in- September are as fol
lows: Repair. 127 $119.2SS
Sheds and barns 60
East Side dwellings 210 -Z
Wot Side dwelling. 22 .5?-i?!I
Clas. A. B and C building.... 5 183.100
Frame busine.. building. 4 12.0.i0
Reinforced concrete buildings 4 53,000
Total 3 - $972,353
During the month there were 4S7 In
spections, 64 complaints were considered
and 110 letters written by the department.
The following fable shows the figures of
building activity for the first nine months
of 1908 and 1907:
1907 Permits. Value.
January 218 $ (VX.47.
February 278 sf.ii.748
March J
April 389 1,526.977
Mav 481 1.152.7.12
June - i"'8'- S65.25t
July 374 762.371
August S 881.360
September &S2 943.300
Tot.l 3168 $8,282,942
January '- 298 $ 625.545
February 413 833. St
March 544 851. 845
rtl 576 . 9HU.410
Mv 374 754.94.1
June 385 841.065
July 459 1.038.36
August : 412 722.395
September 45 M'.35
Total 3968 $7,670,726
Hospital Building Permit.
A building permit for $50,000 was issued
the past week to the Homeopathic Asso
ciation for the erection of one wing of
the hospital under construction on Bast
Second, Multnomah and Hassalo streets.
This is for the wing, as the basement
and foundation are completed, 50x200, and
the floor is now being laid. This wing
will be six stories and will be of rein
forced concrete.
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term of the Court of General Sessions be
gins on Monday a new system of tabula
tion is to be inaugurated by which the
records of all foreign criminals will be
preserved, the request having been made
by a special Immigration commission
which asked that the pedigrees of con
victed foreigners be kept. The immigra
tion authorities want access into the rec
ords of foreign criminals so that they
may determine Just what races are the
most desirable. It is said the suggestion
will, be made that deportation be made
the punishment for certain crimes.
at the opera-house are all very well,
but It is a much more ominous thing
when our foreign politics consist of aim
less and inartistic acrobatics upon the
stage of the world's affairs."
KAIER'S BALLET POLITICS
German Newspaper Calls Moroccan
Policy a "Jioise Drama."
BERLIN, Oct S. (Special.) Daring in
deed is an editorial in the Berlin Tage
blatt, in which the Kaiser's foreign pol
icy Is held up to ridicule and labelled
"ballet polltics.7 and the Chancellor of
the Empire, Prince von Buelow, is ac
cused of dancing to the war party's
whistle.
"Instead of wondering what the Kai
ser's Sardanapalus ballet cost us," the
paper says, "the German nation would
do well to calculate what the Moroccan
noise- drama' has cost us. New ballets
Does Xot Want to Be Governor.
MANCHESTER. N. H., Oct. 3. De
claring that ho had no political aspira
tions, and that his present service was
congenial. Judge George H. Bingham,
who was nominated as the party candi
date for Governor at the New Hamp
shire Democratic state convention on
September 25, has positively declined to
accept the nomination. The executive
committee bf the Democratic state com
mittee has selected Clarence E. Carr, of
Andover, as the party's candidate for
governor. .
Mr. Carr Is chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee. He is a wealthy
manufacturer of Andover.
Sockeye Pack 338,000 Cases.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Consul-General
West, of Vancouver, has reported
that the total catch for the season of
the sockeye salmon was 338,000 cases and
the excess of the pack for the year was
largely confined to the canneries on the
Fraser and Skeena Rivers, there belnrt
a noticeable falling off In the pack on
Rivers Inlet.
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